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paie
straw /ˈpa.je/
noun#287 most common
Also: straws, thatch (as building material)
Example sentences
Vaca mănâncă paie.
The cow eats straw.
Pălăria este făcută din paie.
The hat is made of straw.
Fermierul a adus paie pentru animale.
The farmer brought straw for the animals.
Am dormit pe un pat de paie la fermă.
I slept on a straw bed at the farm.
Entuziasmul echipei a fost doar un foc de paie.
The team's enthusiasm was just a flash in the pan.
Paiele adunate în timpul verii au fost depozitate în hambar pentru iarnă.
The straw gathered during the summer was stored in the barn for winter.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pai | paie |
| Genitive | paiului | paielor |
| Accusative | pai | paie |
| Vocative | paiule | paielor |
Word family
Etymology
Paie is the plural of pai, from Latin palea, meaning chaff or straw. Latin palea traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root tied to dust or fine meal. Romanian kept the word through unbroken spoken use, unlike many Latin terms that entered later as learned borrowings.
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